Because of two cases of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware ransomware] we decided to block ZIP-attachments containing HTML files in the [https://wiki.science.ru.nl/cncz/Email_antivirus Science mail virus filter]. In that case one finds the mail without attachment in the Virus submap of the Inbox. In both cases of ransomware, we were able to restore the contents from [[backup]].

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Because of two cases of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware ransomware] where files are encrypted and can only be decrypted after paying a ransom we decided to block ZIP-attachments containing HTML files in the [https://wiki.science.ru.nl/cncz/Email_antivirus Science mail virus filter]. In that case one finds the mail without attachment in the Virus submap of the Inbox. In both cases of ransomware, we were able to restore the original files from [[backup]].

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New phone number 25225 (BLACK) for Blackboard support staff

Triggered by the arrival of the new employee Maarten de Meijer of the Education Centre, who will support Blackboard together with Fred Melssen, we decided to pick a new phone number for Blackboard support: (+31 24 36) 25225, that can be answered by both of them. The internal part of the number can be easily remembered, because it can be spelled as BLACK.

New license period for Mathematica coming up

MobaXterm in all RU study areas

The ISC installed MobaXterm in all their managed RU study areas. With MobaXterm, one can connect to Linux servers and use X11 graphics software. This was a request of students of the Faculty of Science, because the central library has more extended opening hours than the Library of Science.

Because of two cases of ransomware where files are encrypted and can only be decrypted after paying a ransom we decided to block ZIP-attachments containing HTML files in the Science mail virus filter. In that case one finds the mail without attachment in the Virus submap of the Inbox. In both cases of ransomware, we were able to restore the original files from backup.

Mentimeter for interactive presentations

Radboud University has a license for Mentimeter in the academic year 2016-2017. Possibly the license will be continued after that.
Mentimeter is a tool to make a presentation interactive: listeners can vote anonymously with their phone, laptop or tablet on questions or statements. Feedback can be displayed immediately. Mentimeter resembles the older Shakespeak tool, but offers more functionality and is fully browser-oriented (does not work with a Powerpoint plugin like Shakespeak). Anyone with a mailadres within the RU domain can sign up.

Close browser after "logging out" of SURFconext services like Edugroepen and SURFspot

Logging in to websites as Edugroepen, SURFspot, SURFdrive or SURFfilesender with U-number and RU-password, uses SURFconext. If you hit "Logout", you seem to be logged out, but the browser still has access. Within the browser, you or any other user can connect to any website with SURFconext authentication and will be automatically logged in. Therefore we strongly urge you to close the browser after using a SURFconext service, particularly when using a shared device or workstation.

New servers for home directories

The home directory/U:-disc servers pile and bundle, that are more than four years old, are being replaced by new servers with the name home1 and home2. Moving the home directories (U:-discs) of users is scheduled outside of working hours. Special arrangements will be made for groups of users who would be troubled by this, e.g. having Outlook .pst files on the network or using the compute cluster. During the move, the minimal quota for the Science home directory / U:-disc is enlarged from 2 GB to 5 GB. Workstations/PCs might need a reboot if successful login to Ubuntu proves to be impossible.

Phasing out outdated password encryption

For security reasons C&CZ will phase out an outdated, now considered unsafe, encryption
type of Science passwords. Accounts that haven't changed their passwords since September 1, 2014,
will be affected. The change will be carried out mid Februari 2017.

If you haven't changed the password of your Science account for several years, it is
very likely that some services still use the old encryption type. Examples of these
services are passwords used to login to Linux machines, Eduroam access by using your
Science account or the Science VPN server.
To continue using these services, the old encryption has to be replaced. This can be
done by resetting your Science password at the Do It Yourself site.
The menu item 'password' allows you to set your password. This page also shows a
remark about when your password was last changed.

Do not fall for phone scam

Today we received messages from a few employees, that they had received cold phone calls from persons offering help with computer problems, or who told them that they could see everything the employee did on the computer. *Do not fall for this, do not answer their questions, do not take the actions they request.* In case of doubt, please refer them to C&CZ.

Donation to free and open source software

For the majority of the services C&CZ uses free software and open source software. Therefore, some time ago the idea emerged that the C&CZ employees would vote on which projects would receive a donation of C&CZ. This year the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Limesurvey were chosen. The FSF supports GNU/Linux, which is used on almost all servers maintained by C&CZ and on many hundreds of workstations, including the computer labs. LimeSurvey is used for conducting surveys since 2008. Since the end of 2011, it is used for all ca. 500 course evaluations of the Faculty of Science per year. In addition, it is also used by departments (as PUC, ISIS and the Education Center) and individual employees and students of the Faculty of Science. For more info, see our LimeSurvey page.

C&CZ 3D print service

Several departments within the Faculty of Science have a 3D printer for their own use. At the TeCe there are two 3D printers with different techniques, to produce parts for Science experiments. Now C&CZ starts a 3D print service for staff and students of the Faculty of Science, primarily meant for use in education. For more details, see the Printers page.

Study associations: printbudget to Peage?

If student groups that still have C&CZ print budget let C&CZ know before mid December to which Peage accounts the budget should be transfered, this can be finished before the end of 2016. After that, the only option is to transfer the money with a one-time payment order to a bank account, which is less efficient.
All FNWI Konica Minolta MFPs within the C&CZ-printbudget system have been switched to Peage. The C&CZ printbudget system is now only used for the HP printer escher (Library of Science), the posterprinter kamerbreed and the C&CZ 3D print service.

New OpenVPN alternative for old VPN that shuts down on Dec. 1

Because some Linux and MacOS users had problems with the new IPsec-based VPN and also with the existing alternatives, we setup a new OpenVPN service. The hope and expectation is that with this new service, we can shut down the old PPTP-based VPN.science.ru.nl, which is no longer considered to be secure, on December 1 as earlier announced.

RU network down Monday night Dec. 12 22:00-03:00

The ISC let know that the central RU network will be down in the night of Monday December 12 22:00 till Tuesday morning 03:00 because the RU firewall will be replaced. From 22:00 hours RU-central services such as Exchange (e-mail and calendar), BASS, Osiris and Blackboard will not be available. From 23:00 hours no traffic through the RU firewall will be possible, the RU will then be disconnected from the Internet. Internal wired FNWI traffic will not be hindered. Internal and external telephony will not be hindered too. If there are serious objections to this maintenance for ongoing research, one can contact us.

Test of Ubuntu 16.04 on Linux login server lilo5

As a test of the new version of Ubuntu, 16.04 LTS, we have installed a new login server lilo5.science.ru.nl. In a few months it will replace the five year old login server lilo3. The name lilo, that always points to the newest/fastest login server, will then be moved from the two year old lilo4 to the new lilo5. The new lilo5 is a Dell PowerEdge R430 with 2 Xeon E5 2630L v4 processors with 10 cores. Because we enabled hyper-threading, it is showing 40 processors. It has 64 GB of memory.
For users who want to check the identity of this new server before supplying their Science-password to the new server:
ECDSA key fingerprint is 7d:08:27:61:ac:c8:f1:05:4f:c9:91:2a:83:e5:c3:4f.
Please report all problems with this new version of Ubuntu Linux.

TeX Collection 2016 and TexWorks

The most recent version of the TeX Collection, 2016, is available for MS-Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It can be found on the Install network share. For Windows PC's this has been installed on the S:-drive in the directory texlive/2016. The graphical front-end TeXworks can be found in texlive/2016/bin/win32/texworks.exe.

Eduroam wifi code for guests

On the RU portal, RU staff can find a day code and phone number, with which they can give ther guests wifi access. Guests then use a separate part of the Eduroam wireless network. For more information, see the ISC website.

Password hygiene: personal and not too old, just like a toothbrush

The RU has recently held a Treat your password like your toothbrush campaign. C&CZ too will act on old passwords: IT contacts will get a list of their users that have not changed their Science password in years. Old Science passwords do not have the most recent encryptions, therefore we would like to see them changed to remedy this. Even choosing a new Science password that is the same as the old one, helps to get rid of old password encryptions but please do choose a new password. Science passwords can be changed at the Do-It-Yourself website. When changing a password, please consider beforehand which (also private) devices will automatically keep on trying the old password, in order to prevent any inconvenience.

Matlab R2016b available

The latest version of Matlab, R2016b, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2016a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Idea for IT in education? Pilot projects get 7500 euro!

The new round of pilot projects IT in education has started. Closing date for applications is November 4, 2016. A teacher, student or member of support staff with an innovative idea can apply for a contribution of up to € 7500. More information about the conditions and the application form can be found at the IT in education (Dutch only) website on Radboudnet.

New version of Mathematica (11.0.0)

A new version of Mathematica (11.0.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica. The installation files for Windows, Linux and Apple Mac can be found on the Install-disk, also for older versions of Mathematica. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ.

National Instruments LabVIEW Fall 2016 on Install network share

To make it easier to install NI LabVIEW for departments that participate in the license, the newly arrived "Fall 2016" version has been copied to the Install network share. Install media can also be borrowed. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

New laptops Library of Science

23 laptops of the Library of Science laptop pool have been replaced by a new and faster model: HP EliteBook 850 G3.
In particular, the SSD (solid state disk) and the full HD screen are a significant improvement over the old model.
The other (46) old laptops will be in use for the time being.

Caspar Terheggen leaves as head of C&CZ

Caspar Terheggen will resign als head of C&CZ on September 1. He has accepted the new function of enterprise and information architect of Radboud University. Peter van Campen will be acting head of C&CZ, until a new head of C&CZ has been appointed.

Students: printbudget transferred to Peage

All FNWI Konica Minolta MFPs within the C&CZ-printbudget system have been switched to Peage. The C&CZ printbudget system is now only used for the HP printer escher (Library of Science) and the posterprinter kamerbreed.
August 23, C&CZ has therefore emptied all student print budgets that are associated with an active Science student login. The ISC added that last budget to the corresponding Peage student budget on August 24. Owners of sufficiently positive group budgets will be asked what to do with the remaining budget. Budget for escher/kamerbreed can as of
now only be topped up or settled at C&CZ (), indicating charge account (kostenplaats) or if necessary with cash.

Temporarily free security software for students and staff

Between August 15 and September 15, RU students and staff can get the security software F-Secure SAFE for 1 device for 1 year for free. Normally the price is € 2 per year. The software is available for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and Windows Phone. For more info see the Surfspot website.

All FNWI Konica Minolta MFPs with the C&CZ-printbudget system have been switched to Peage. The C&CZ printbudget system is only used for the HP printer escher (Library of Science) and the posterprinter kamerbreed.
C&CZ has therefore emptied all print budgets that are associated with a charge account (kostenplaats) on August 23. We will instruct Finance&Control to transfer the last budget back to the corresponding charge account (kostenplaats). Owners of sufficiently positive group budgets without charge account will be asked what to do with the remaining budget. Budget for escher/kamerbreed can as of now only be topped up or settled at C&CZ () indicating cost
charge account or if necessary with cash.

C&CZ day out: Thursday July 14

Quiet keyboards at renewal computer labs HG00.023 and HG00.153

During the summer break the PCs in the computer labs TK023 (HG00.023) and TK153 (HG00.153) will be replaced by new ones, of the type type Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO with 24-inch Full-HD screen, a Core i5 6500 (3.2GHz,QC) processor, 1x8GB memory and 512GB SSD hard disc. In order to reduce noise disturbance, especially during exams relatively quiet Cherry Stream 3.0 keyboards have been chosen. For other places where many keyboards are used in the same room, this will be a good choice too.

Printers on ground floor will be switched to Péage

After the test of Péage on two MFP's, we expect to switch all MFP's on the ground floor and mezzanine of the Huygens building from the C&CZ print system to the RU wide Péage early August. The other KMs follow shortly thereafter. C&CZ will maintain FNWI-specific instructions at the C&CZ Péage page.

Free printbudget for testing of Péage

In the next months, the
C&CZ managed Konica Minolta MFP's
will be transferred to the RU wide print/copy/scan system Péage.
Students and staff of the Faculty of Science are requested to test this, in order to tackle problems in an early stage. To encourage this, the first dozens of these that register at the Science Postmaster will receive free Péage budget when they share their experiences after testing. One Péage MFP has been available for several years near the cafetaria in the Huygens building. During the test, another one is placed in the central street near wing 5 on the second floor. After the test, the first group KM's to be switched to Péage are located on the ground floor and mezzanine.
C&CZ will maintain FNWI-specific instructions at the C&CZ Péage page.

HP laptop battery recall program

HP announced a recall program for laptop batteries that may overheat and pose a fire hazard. The batteries were sold in the period between March 2013 and August 2015. If you bought an HP laptop or battery in that period, it is wise to [check whether the battery should be replaced.

Filemaker 14/15 Pro and Server Advanced on Install network share

New versions of Filemaker Pro and of Filemaker Server Advanced, 14 and 15, for Windows (32- and 64-bit) and Mac are available on the Install network share. The license permits the use on university computers. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For home PCs, the software is available through Surfspot.

Discontinuation of authenticated network outlets in Library of Science and on mezzanine

From late 2013, a number of authenticated network outlets were available in the reading room of the Library of Science and on the mezzanine above the restaurant. Since the improvement of the wireless network (eduroam) in 2015, these outlets have hardly been used. Therefore C&CZ and the ISC have decided to deactivate them as of Monday June 6, 2016. After that, the associated Qmanage server will be shut down.

New version of Mathematica (10.4.1)

A new version of Mathematica (10.4.1) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica. The installation files for Windows, Linux and Apple Mac can be found on the Install-disk, also for older versions of Mathematica. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ.

Phasing out svn service: use GitLab

As of june 1st, we will shut down our Subversion server. Only a small number of users have active repositories on the subversion server. GitLab is offered as an alternative service. Users of svn.science.ru.nl and svn.cs.ru.nl are requested to move their repositories. Instructions on how to proceed can be found on our Subversion page.

Encrypt your laptop: don't be the source of a data breach

Loss and theft of laptops are a common problem. If a lost laptop contains personal data this is considered a data breach that must be reported and can possibly lead to a fine for Radboud University. To prevent data breaches and fines, we strongly encourage you to encypt the hard disk of your laptop. This can be done easily, for Windows with BitLocker or VeraCrypt, for Mac with FileVault and for Linux with VeraCrypt. The C&CZ helpdesk can give advice.

Matlab R2016a available

The latest version of Matlab, R2016a, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2015b/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures. The R2015b release was the last version for 32-bit Windows. R2016a supports 64-bit Windows, but not 32-bit Windows.

Maintenance network switches April 4th 2016

On Monday evening, April 4th, 2016 from 10:30 to 12:00 PM there will be maintenance on the network switches at FNWI. During this time slot the wired and wireless network will be unavailable for some time at the locations Huygens, Linnaeus, FELIX, Nanolab, A1-basement, Logistic Center, Goudsmit, Experimental Garden, Mercator 1/2/3, UBC and Day-care Center. In HFML however the network will be available.
We advise to check which systems or set-ups might be affected by this and if possible shift network activity to a different time slot. You also might think about systems with alerts via Internet.

IPv6 pilot project

C&CZ and ISC Networks jointly started a pilot project with IPv6 networks early 2016. The aim of the project is to gain knowledge on and experience with IPv6 in order to implement it successfully on all campus networks. Currently there are two dual-stack Vlans, 1 for clients and 1 for servers. Since this is a pilot, no guarantees are given and IPv6 connectivity can be shut down for changes and maintenance. One expected change is the moving of the SURFnet IPv6 connection from the Huygens building to the Forum (ISC building). Until then, only outlets in the FNWI buildings can be connected to this network. Joining the pilot is thus only possible at the moment through C&CZ Networks, , for outlets in FNWI buildings.

Move to RU print system Peage

C&CZ and the ISC are preparing the replacement of the C&CZ printing system by the RU-wide Peage printing system, that can be used by students some years now. Once staff and guests can also use Peage, the C&CZ printing system can be phased out. The move is expected to take place from April. Peage benefits include: follow-me-printing and Scan-to-Me scanning. A disadvantage is that one can not have different budget groups. Charging employees for the costs will be done through the account (kostenplaats) of the chief appointment. The Konica Minolta printer in the restaurant of the Huygens building is a Peage printer already. If Peage is further implemented, we will start with the Konica Minolta printers on the ground floor of the Huygens building. After the ground floor, we will continue with the other floors and finally with the buildings around Huygens.

Science SLURM compute cluster: using idle nodes

The SLURM configuration of the cn-cluster has been changed. This gives jobs of owners high priority in their own partition (on their own nodes) and it makes it possible for all users to use all nodes with low priority. Next to that, all users can submit jobs to run on the C&CZ purchased node, with shorter running jobs getting higher priority.

Compute clusternode for general FNWI use

In order to facilitate FNWI departments that don't have their own clusternodes, but that incidentally have computing needs, C&CZ has purchased a cn-clusternode. The original reason for C&CZ to buy this computer server actually was to help departments phase out old clusternodes that are much less energy efficient (performance per Watt). The C&CZ clusternode is a Dell PowerEdge R730 with 2 processors (10-core Xeon E5-2660V3 at 2.6 GHz) and 256 GB memory.

Don't become the source of a data breach yourself!

In order not to become the source of a data breach yourself, it is wise to consider what personal information you have of others (colleagues, students, ...). If you do not really need this information, deleting it is the safest option. Encrypting personal data, e.g. by using the free software 7zip (open source) or VeraCrypt, both available for Windows/Linux/MacOSX, is a good choice too, especially if you have the data on a mobile data carrier, such as a laptop or a USB stick. The filesystem of smartphones/tablets/laptops can often be encrypted too (Windows, Android, iPad/iPhone). Furthermore in case of theft or loss, these can often be remotely wiped (Android, iPad/iPhone). Reports of a data breach can be done at C&CZ, but also 24/7 at the ISC IT Helpdesk, tel: (024-36)22222 / e-mail: .

Dell/Intel HPC code optimization event Amsterdam

January 14, 2016, Dell is organizing a high performance (HPC) community event in Amsterdam. Martin Hilgeman (Dell) will talk about optimization of software, Laurent Duhem (Intel) about developer tools. Interested employees and students may register for the event at the event's website. Topics as parallellization, GPU's and co-processors will be discussed.

MS Visio and MS Project removed from pcs

Because the grace period for the use of MS Visio and MS Project ends January 1, 2016, this software will be removed from C&CZ Managed pcs. Employees wanting to stay or start using Project and/or Visio should contact C&CZ for a license that must be paid for per installation.

Data breaches must be reported and will be fined

As of January 1, 2016, organizations are obliged by law to report data leaks. If you notice that you have access to personal data that you shouldn't have, you have to report that, e.g. to C&CZ and/or CERT-RU. If you yourself are working with personal data, you need to do that securely. Unsecure handling of personal data could lead to a huge fine. In the near future, extra attention will be given to informing and involving the RU community w.r.t. this issue.

New version of OriginLab (2016, 9.3)

A new version (2016, 9.3) of OriginLab, software for scientific graphing and data analysis, can be found on the Install-disk. The license server has been upgraded to this version. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ, also for standalone use. Installation on C&CZ managed PCs still has to be planned. Departments that want to start using OriginLab should contact C&CZ.

New version of Mathematica (10.3.0)

A new version of Mathematica (10.3.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica. The installation files for Windows, Linux and Apple Mac can be found on the Install-disk, also for older versions of Mathematica. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ.

Watch out! Scammers send mail resembling a picture sent from a smartphone

Early this week, many employees received an email with the subject "img", as entire content "Sent from my Lenovo" and as attachment malware with a name like "IMG_0112201135_2015 JPEG.cab". A ".cab" file is a compressed archive, similar to a zip file. Because people on Windows PCs usually do not see file extensions, this seems to be a picture (JPEG) to them, but it is a "....JPEG.exe". Double clicking on the fake picture infects the computer by executing the ".exe". Therefore C&CZ changed the MIMEDefang filter on the Science mailserver to remove ".cab" attachments from mails, as has been done for years with other dangerous extensions like ".exe". When a user fell for this malware all kinds of files were encrypted by the malware and the user was notified about a ransom that had to be paid to decrypt the files. This could be fixed by reinstalling the PC and restoring a backup of before the encryption. As of today, this malware is also detected by F-Secure. Idea: change your Windows settings not to hide file extensions.

Digital testing/exams in a safe browser environment in the computer labs

It is now possible to do digital testing (take exams) in the C&CZ managed computer labs. Various question/answer forms are supported, at the moment mainly open questions and multiple choice. Please contact C&CZ for further information.

New VPN: vpnsec.science.ru.nl

A new VPN service, with server vpnsec.science,ru.nl, based on IPsec is available. We intend to have all users moved over to the new VPN before March 1, 2016 and then terminate the old VPN based on PPTP.

Eduroam SMS code for guests through mailinglist

Displaying the daily changing eduroam Visitor Access (eVA) SMS code on the Huygens information screens will be stopped at the request of SURFnet. With this code guests could connect to the guest part of the wireless network eduroam without help from others. C&CZ has developed an alternative: the code can be mailed daily to e.g. secretaries of departments of the Faculty of Science. This can be requested by mail to postmaster. Employees who want to give wifi access to (groups of) guests, may do so by contacting the C&CZ helpdesk, tel. 20000. As of December 1, the SMS codes will also be available through the Library of Science.

Matlab mobile for iPhone/iPad and Android

Matlab Mobile is a lightweight Matlab desktop for iPhone/iPad and Android, that connects to a Matlab session running on MathWorks Cloud or on your computer. From smartphone or tablet, typical Matlab tasks like evaluating commands, running scripts, creating and manipulating plots and figures, and viewing results can be performed. Custom keyboards on iOS and Android help to easily enter Matlab syntax. To use it, install the app from the App Store or Play Store and create a Mathworks account with
an email address ending in: @science.ru.nl, @student.science.ru.nl, @donders.ru.nl, @pwo.ru.nl,
@let.ru.nl, @fm.ru.nl, @ai.ru.nl, @socsci.ru.nl, @ru.nl, @student.ru.nl or @radboudumc.nl .

MS Office 2016 on Install network share

The most recent version of Microsoft Office, 2016, is available on the Install network share. The license permits installation of this version on university computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For privately owned computers you can order this software relatively cheap at Surfspot.

Online surveys: New version of LimeSurvey, login with Science account

A new version of LimeSurvey has been installed, along with some new and modern templates. It is no longer necessary to request a login, any Science account can log in now.
More information about LimeSurvey...

Do not fall for phone scam

Today we received messages from a few employees, that they had received cold phone calls from persons offering help with computer problems, or who told them that they could see everything the employee did on the computer. *Do not fall for this, do not answer their questions, do not take the actions they request.* In case of doubt, please refer them to C&CZ.

New version of OriginLab (2015, 9.2)

A new version (2015, 9.2) of OriginLab, software for scientific graphing and data analysis, can be found on the Install-disk. The license server has been upgraded to this version. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ, also for standalone use. Installation on C&CZ managed PCs still has to be planned. Departments that want to start using OriginLab should contact C&CZ.

Matlab R2015b available

The latest version of Matlab, R2015b, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2015a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures. The R2015b release is the last version for 32-bit Windows. R2016a will support 64-bit Windows, but not 32-bit Windows.

Maple new version: Maple2015

The latest version of Maple, Maple2015, is available as of today on all C&CZ managed Linux PC's and will be available shortly on all Windows PC's.
The license of Maple is a 5-user license. Of these, 4 are financed by the Faculty of Science departments EHEF and THEF. Because 1 license is paid by C&CZ, all FNWI employees and students are allowed to use Maple once in a while. If you want to use Maple more often, please contact C&CZ. The software can be found on the Install network share. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

Online Matlab course

If you want to learn Matlab interactively, at your own pace, visit
the Matlab Academy and create an account with
an email address ending in: @science.ru.nl, @student.science.ru.nl, @donders.ru.nl, @pwo.ru.nl,
@let.ru.nl, @fm.ru.nl, @ai.ru.nl, @socsci.ru.nl, @ru.nl or @student.ru.nl and use the
Activation Key that you can get from C&CZ if your department
takes part in the campus Matlab license.

National Instruments LabVIEW Fall 2015 on Install network share

To make it easier to install NI LabVIEW for departments that participate in the license, the newly arrived "Fall 2015" version has been copied to the Install network share. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

Wireless network FNWI much improved in coverage and capacity

In the past months, the number of wireless access points in the Huygens building, Mercator 1 and HFML has been much increased, from 97 to 219. Almost all of these access points also support the new 802.11ac standard. This has much improved both coverage and capacity of the wireless network 'eduroam' in these buildings. To make sure that both coverage and capacity is optimal in important locations, the ISC will take measurements in the next weeks. We also ask users within FNWI that still have problems with the wireless network, to report this to the C&CZ helpdesk (). Where necessary, adjustments will then be made. More information about the wireless network can be found at the ISC website. The other FNWI buildings will get an upgrade in 2016, if budget is available.

Wireless network ru-guest will be replaced September 10 by eVA

As of September 10, the wireless network 'ru-guest' will no longer be available. Guests of Radboud University can now use the wireless network 'eduroam' through 'eVA' (eduroam Visitor Access). All employees and students of FNWI can request one or more eVA guest accounts at the C&CZ helpdesk (). When requesting eVA accounts please supply your mail address and your mobile number. More information on eVA can be found at the SURF website.

ArcGIS 10.3.1 available

A campus license of ArcGIS 10.3.1 is available. ArgGIS is being installed on all pcs in the computer labs. On request, it can be installed on managed Windows 7 pc's as well. Setup files and installation instructions are available on the Install network share for home use by students and employees. Home users need to setup a VPN connection in order to reach the license server.

MS Windows 10 on Install network share

The most recent version of Microsoft Windows, 10, is available on the Install network share. The license permits upgrade to this version on university computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For privately owned computers you can order this software relatively cheap at Surfspot.